FNUS75 KGJT 201338
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE MILE...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
738 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0715 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. EXPECT SURFACE INVERSIONS
TO BEGIN DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
THERMAL BELTING ON SLOPES TONIGHT IN LIMITED HUMIDITY RECOVERY. AN
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY MOVES OVER WESTERN COLORADO
ON FRIDAY FOR CONTINUED DRY...STABLE CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH NORTHWEST 12 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.THREE.01/GJT